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| Marisa Puthoff |
Chirp, an integrated marketing, communications, PR and digital agency, has appointed Marisa Puthoff to partner, client success. Marisa joins Chirp from Edelman, where she was an executive VP and client strategist for the South region, most recently serving as client relationship manager for Bridgestone Americas and CKE Restaurants. She has also served on Edelman’s business marketing US leadership team. At Chirp, Puthoff will work to ensure a client-centric approach across the business. Chirp managing partner says that Puthoff’s hire is part of the agency’s drive to bring on “multi-dimensional, senior marketing talent to enhance client success and deliver results that matter.”
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| Hani Durzy |
Move, Inc., a News Corp company that operates realtor.com and other real estate industry services and brands, has brought on Hani Durzy as VP-communications. Durzy joins Move from Samsung NEXT, the company’s innovation group, where he served as vice president/head of marketing & communications. He was previously vice president, strategic communications at Pandora and senior director corporate communications at LinkedIn. In his new post, Durzy is responsible for all elements of Move, Inc.’s communications, internally and externally.
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IMAX Corporation has appointed Brett Harriss as senior VP of investor relations. Harriss joins IMAX from GAMCO Investors, where he was a senior VP, covering the media and entertainment industry, including eight years covering IMAX. He has also served as director of research for Gabelli’s sell-side research department, and acted as portfolio manager of the Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund. In his new role, Harriss will oversee the Company’s global investor relations strategy and serve as its lead with the investment community. He'll be based in the company’s New York office.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
